Gem Trails of Colorado [Paperback]

James R Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2008

This fully revised and updated edition features over 90 of the best locales for exploring and collecting rocks, minerals or fossils throughout Colorado. Sites are presented with detailed directions, site maps, descriptive text and numerous black and white photos. A handy mineral locator index, glossary, lists of rock clubs and a full-color photo insert of rock fossil and mineral specimens are included to enhance the collecting experience.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Gem Guides Book Co; 2nd edition (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889786411
• ISBN-13: 978-1889786414
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #715,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Gem Trails?, January 4, 2002

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Richard Eltzroth (Cotopaxi, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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The location descriptions and maps are adequate to actually find the various places in the book. The color photos of the specimens are excellent but often give the rockhound false hopes of what will really be found. I guess my expectations were too high of what could actually be found in Colorado by the casual rockhound. Virtually every site that I have visited that was described in the book has been picked over for multiple decades with good specimens almost nonexistent. Anyone thinking that he/she can just go and get anything like the book's photo specimens is in for disappointment. I've come to the conclusion that the really good sites are never described in books like this.